Leaving the hotel in Kayes. It had been a pleasant stay. The air-conditioned rooms had been lovely and pleasant after days of driving under scolding sun.
Mo and Daniel are doing the thumbs up for the beast and Barbara's driving. Soon we were going to arrive in Bamako having driven 7000km and been through some of the most amazing adventures of our lives.
The nature kept on changing as we drove through different countries. These trees are very typical of the south west Mali territory.
Mo is securing our second extra tire which started coming loose.
Daniel having donned his home-made "Shemagh"
A strange view in this territory :)
The trees looked like they had been pulled up and replanted upside down.
Along the way we saw many terrible sign of animal suffering. Here a donkey left so malnourished that it could not move in the middle of a heavily trafficked round-about.
Team Mirage masquot: MIRAGE! With a magic stick from the Isle of Skye, in control of the CB-radio and looking cool in Daniel's sunglasses.
At this stop we brought out a frisbee and played with the crowd. Ahmet is here showing of his great talent.
In the middle of the frisbee game Daniel was suddenly charged by an horde of goats.
How a village along the road could look like, with huts amde of mud, straw and sticks.
Importantly we removed all our stickers before entering Bamako to avoid unnecessary attention.
Barbara and Mo piloting The Beast, as seen here through the side mirror.
Cherrie overheating (again!) and the teams strolling around enjoying the rest.
The sunsets in Africa, never disappointing!
A tired Daniel on top of the grill of The Beast. Not long time left to drive before arriving to Bamako!
Who could have known?! The G-point is located in north Bamako!! A great news for Daniel and Mo who have been looking for it their whole life :)
The arrival at our Hotel Mandé. Happy happy people!
Wow a great long weekend trip with lots of fun, adventure.
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